What is Cultural Heritage Digitization

Cultural heritage represents the identity of people and, as such, is a fundamental element of our lives. The numerous projects carried out in recent years in the field of CH digitization have shown that the operation of dematerialization may be considered an essential tool for its preservation, conservation, and enhancement. Since advanced technology allows to valorize artifacts and bring a positive impact on the people's life to whom they belong, in the context of Society 5.0 it can be considered as a key tool. Starting from the analysis of the state of the art in the field of digitization, the main goal of the present study is to investigate the role that this process can take on within the complex process of valorization of monuments. To this aim, a research carried out on the Farnese Theatre will be illustrated. Particular attention will be paid to the methodological choices made for the creation of an extremely versatile three-dimensional model and for its possible uses.